Unless you live under a rock, you know that the Cleveland Browns have recently given up the farm for Deshaun Watson. This trade may very well go down as the biggest in franchise history and the entire front office has their jobs on the line now moving forward.
Cleveland is giving up six draft selections including their first-round selections in the 2022, 2023, and 2024 NFL drafts, a third-round selection in 2023, and the fourth-round selections in 2022 and 2024. In exchange, they receive Watson and a sixth-round selection in 2024.
So to summarize, the Browns gave up three premium draft selections for a quarterback who didn’t play last season and may miss time next season, not due to injury, but due to serious legal issues. On top of that, the Browns gave him the largest guaranteed contract in NFL history. This feels like a bold move and one that I wouldn’t have taken, but that doesn’t matter now. Let’s dive into what he can do.